I Learned The Hard Way

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most

exciting acts inthe nation for both their explosive live shows and theirprolic

output of gritty studio recordings.

Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set

her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha as a

fixture in the canon of soul music!

From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of

the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man”

at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and

simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline.

I Learned the Hard Way is the“Daptone Sound” at its nest.

Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in

Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely

found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax.